Example sentences of "or [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heat shields were still intact and the computer assured him that they would not crack or fall off on the journey through the atmosphere . |
| 2 | By this , we mean that it will ascend perfectly when the sail is under pressure , and the line tension applies a driving force ; but it will tumble or spin off to the right or left if the line tension is relaxed . |
| 3 | Only through his marriage , which for him was unconsciously rooted in an identification with the bereaved , did he create the conditions where it became more difficult to drive out or cut off from the attachment he both yearned for and feared . |
| 4 | He repeated that it was the right of the pope to inspect and crown , absolved all from their oaths to Philip and again exhorted all the princes to adhere or go over to the support of Otto . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you going to stay here or go back to the Villa Fiesole ? ’ |
| 6 | They accept however , that where an indemnity basis taxation has been ordered , the result of the taxation will , of necessity , quantify the sum that they are able to recover or retain out of the mortgage receipts . |